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Apr 2025
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April 14, 2025 | Tariffs force shipment ...

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Tariffs force Mitsubishi to hold vehicles at U.S. ports. General Motors will idle its CAMI BrightDrop plant in Ontario for five months. Plus, John Absmeier, chief technology officer of Woven by Toyota, gives an update on the unit’s progress toward transforming the world’s largest automaker into a mobility company. 
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